Phobos
Books unveils ALL THE RAGE THIS YEAR,
the third anthology of disturbing, mind-bending, reality-twisting
stories by the
winners of the Phobos Fiction Contest. Chosen by a jury led by
best-selling
author Orson Scott Card (and including Analog Editor Stanley
Schmidt and
a return of Polar Express production designer Doug Chiang), these
12
tales blast to universal heights, then plunge into the darkest, most
secret
places of the human psyche.

So
open
this door into the future of science fiction, and you'll see... click
here

Reality cops VALE & MIST dare
writers to take THE PHOBOS CHALLENGE!

PHOBOS
BOOKS PRESENTS: THE PHOBOS CHALLENGE:

REALITY
COPS:
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF VALE & MIST

The latest episode of REALITY COPS: THE CONTINUING
ADVENTURES OF
VALE & MIST – the ongoing series that you can write for. This
series is open to submissions from anyone, from anywhere.If we think it’s the best next installment submitted that for the
series, we’ll buy it from you (with actual money) and then post it here
on our
website. To read the current episode,.To learn more about the
submissions and selection process and see our series bible and
guidelines.

New from PHOBOS BOOKS -- Counterfeit Kings by Adam
Connell

PHOBOS
BOOKS proudly introduces a revolutionary new scifi novel by
debut author Adam Connell. And make no mistake, Counterfeit Kings
is the genuine article.

In the tradition of scifi pioneers Alfred
Bester and Dan Simmons, Adam Connell’s Counterfeit Kings is a
gritty exploration of a dangerous future peopled with brutal heroes and
sympathetic villains. The “struggle for identity and self-sacrifice are
just a few of the powerful stories beneath an action-packed surface plot
that provokes as it dazzles,” says Publishers Weekly. “Featuring
shattered characters whose souls are as dirtied as their deteriorated
surroundings, Connell's novel boldly challenges the rigid, moral
conservatism so often found in traditional space opera, and is sure to
both please and anger readers of this particular subgenre of scifi movies".

Connell's unrepentantly visceral style hits readers like an
intellectual bullet to the gut.described the writer's prose as "simultaneously
hilariously funny and deadly sharp... Connell brings the
reader's attention to details so minute and yet so brutal that they burn
holes in the page."

New from PHOBOS BOOKS -- Absolutely Brilliant in Chrome
The Phobos Galaxy 1

Absolutely Brilliant in Chromefeatures
10 new short stories and novellas by seven previous winners of
the 1st and
2nd Annual Phobos Fiction Contests.If
you marveled at the new worlds introduced in the anthologies Hitting
the Skids in Pixeltown and Empire of
Dreams and Miracles, wait until you see what fresh ideas these
magnificent seven
storytellers spin. After reading these stories, you’ll understand
why all these authors were
originally singled out as important new voices by such SF giants as
Orson Scott
Card, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, Doug Chiang, Jim Shooter, Vincent Di
Fate,
and Dave McDonnell. The cover
art is by JayJayJackson.

Click
here to see reviews of Chrome and read commentary by the
editor.

Phobos Books in the News!

Phobos
Books Indefinitely Suspends its Annual Fiction Contest

It's
with great regret that Phobos Books announces the
discontinuation of its Annual Fiction Contest and
publication
of further Contest Anthologies. Mounting financial
pressures
have made it necessary for Phobos Books to refocus on
more commercial
properties, making the continuation of the Contest
and
publication of further anthologies
untenable. Both Phobos Books editor Keith
Olexa and Editor-in-Chief John Ordover express their
regret
over the circumstances that have lead to this difficult
choice, and hope that over the next few years,
as Phobos Books develops into stronger and more
successful publishing imprint, that they can once again
re-implement the Contest. Thanks again to all the
writers who
submitted stories, and to those Contest winners
published in our initial anthologies.

Phobos Books is proud to announce an all
new slate of SF and Fantasy books written by
some of the genre's favorite authors. Look for the new
PHOBOS IMPACT
science fiction and fantasy line.

Phobos
Books Names 3rd Annual Fiction Contest Winners;
Anthology will
be All the Rage This Year!

Congratulations
to the winners of the 3rd Annual Phobos Fiction Contest!
Phobos
Books is thrilled to honor the authors of the 12 winning
stories, all of which are slated to be published in the
3rd
Annual Phobos Science Fiction Anthology, edited by Keith
Olexa,
entitled All the Rage This Year.

A Great Opportunity To Market Green Initiatives Using Pinterest

Pinterest has been seeing rapid growth over the past years and the number of visitors to the site has reached 23 million with the average time that one spends on the site making up 1200 minutes on a monthly average. The figures show that Pinterest is one of the social networks that is proving to be entertaining and attention grabbing at the moment.

Publishers Weekly featured Phobos Books in its Science
Fiction
Close-Up issue, dated June 30, 2003. Judith Rosen's
article
highlights the book jacket for Hitting the Skids in
Pixeltown, a
collection of stories by the winners of the 2nd Annual
Phobos
Fiction Contest (pub date Sept 04). To read the article,
go to www.publishersweekly.com.
Our thanks to Stephan Martiniere for his glorious cover
painting, and to JayJay Jackson for the jacket design.
To see
more of their art, go to our Gallery page. For bios and
photos
of our Phobos Award-winning authors and the jurors who
chose
them, read on....

Creative writing ideas for students

Many students can write good scifi story. Clear goals, hard work, perseverance make the author to eliminate distractions in writing a good book. Creative, fun and productive writing can be helped to write a book. Student can get these ideas by using real life university stories. Try to break down what the author wants to write about is the effective way to get an idea. If the author still has some problems with the ideas, consider doing some research. There are plenty of resources available for doing research on specific topics. The ideas are written down on a piece of paper. The most important tip for the writers is to select something that they have an interest in. The everyday ways are used for creating characters. The author may look the people around him and base a character on one of them. He could also look through magazines and use of pictures to create a character.

The outline of the story should be created. The outline is what the author will write the book off so it is important to ensure that all the key factors of the story written down in the outline. Many professional might suggest using whatever comes more naturally. The writers can write in the way that they are most comfortable with. Once the writer finished the outline of the story, then he can start writing of the story and fill the missing places. The introduction of the characters should impress the readers. The book must have a description for each of their lives. The scenes in the book will create conflict with characters and give them some dilemmas to solve. This can help keep readers interested because of the twists and turns. The ending is the hardest part of the book to write. But if the writer becomes with the characters and the story itself might have an easier time creating the ending.

Nobody Gets The Girl by James
Maxey

PHOBOS BOOKS is proud to publish Nobody Gets the Girl, the first
novel by Phobos Award winner James Maxey. Introduced by legendary comic
book editor and author Jim Shooter, Nobody Gets the Girl is a
fast-paced science fiction novel that skillfully combines quantum
physics with the energetic action of classic comics. Richard Rogers
wakes one morning to find himself transformed into an invisible man.
Suddenly thrust into a new life as a superhero called Nobody, he fights
alongside two stunningly sexy superheroines -- Rail Blade and the Thrill
-- in an effort to thwart the evil schemes of global terrorist Rex
Monday. Sparks fly, adrenaline pulses, whole cities fall, but in the
end, Nobody gets the girl! James Maxey won the 1st Annual Phobos Fiction
Contest with his short story
"Empire of Dreams and Miracles," which became the title story of
the first Phobos Science Fiction Anthology. Jim Shooter served as
editor-in-chief of MARVEL, VALIANT and DEFIANT Comics, and is the author
of several YA books.

To read the Prolog and first 2 chapters of Nobody
Gets the Girl got James Maxey's web

Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown is the dazzling follow-up to
PHOBOS BOOKS' popular first title, Empire of Dreams and Miracles.
Second in the
imprint's series of Science Fiction anthologies, Hitting the Skids in
Pixeltown is again presented and edited by best-selling SF author
Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), who wrote the introduction and a
preface to each story. The stories were selected from the 2nd Annual
Phobos Fiction Contest by Card and a jury of other SF luminaries. They
include legendary SF author Larry Niven (Ringworld); Nebula
Award-winner Catherine Asaro (The Quantum Rose), renowned SF
artist & author Vincent Di Fate (Infinite Worlds); Starlog
Magazine Editor Dave McDonnell, and movie producer John Roche (Fire
Dancer). From a gritty cyber-noir tale of dangerous technology to a
parable for peace in the distant future, the stories in this collection
continue the Phobos mission of bringing devoted SF readers the best
brave-new fiction by emerging authors. The book includes a delightful
bonus
-- Larry Niven's first published short story, "The Coldest Place". Hitting
the Skids in Pixeltown was co-edited by PHOBOS BOOKS Editor Keith
Olexa and Creative Director Christian
O'Toole.

Empire Of Dreams and Miracles: The Phobos Science
Fiction Anthology

PHOBOS BOOKS, a division of Phobos Entertainment, has launched its
publishing program with its first book Empire of Dreams and Miracles:
The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology, an anthology of science fiction
short stories edited by best selling author Orson Scott Card (Ender's
Game) and former Starlog Managing Editor Keith Olexa.

The authors whose stories are collected in Empire of
Dreams and Miracles were all winners of the 1st Annual Phobos Fiction
Contest. In the summer of 2001 science fiction scribes from around the
country were solicited to submit works of short fiction that
demonstrated
"innovation, insight and farsight".

The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!

Take my word for it; all science fiction books are not created equal.
All right,
don't take my word for it. You'll figure it out when you plow
through packed bookstore shelves.
You'll realize soon enough that not every writer pens a tale
worth reading. So just how does one find stellar SF? For starters, why
don't you try out these 100 narrative works. Each one should be
part of every SF
reader's-- not to mention every SF writer's-- repertoire. Many
of these novels are award winners, and most have inspired profound
trends in science fiction.